Shipping box



's.DEBus SHIPPING BOX Filed June 17. 1925 Feb. 7, 1928.

2 Sheets-Sheet l Feb; 7, 1928.

' 1,658,287 $.DEBUS SHIPPING Box Filed June 1'7, 1925 2 Sheetse-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 7, 1928.

PATENTOFFICE.

snnnna minus, or HASTINGS, NEBRASKA.

- SHIPPING BOX.

Application filed June .17, 1925. Serial No. 37,779.

This invention relates to an improved returnable shipping box particularly designed for use in shipping bread, and seeks, among other objects, to provide a box which will effectually withstand the wear and tear and rough handling'which such a box must necessarily encounter.

The invention seeks, as a further object. to provide a box wherein the side and end walls of the box body will be rigidly braced and secured together. 7

Another object is to provide abox embodyingnovel corner braces for connecting thlei side and end walls of the box'with each 0t er.

Still another object is to provide a box wherein the upper cornerbraces employed will serve to protect the lid as well as retain the lid in centered relation upon the box body when the lid is closed.

. And the invention seeks as a still further object, to provide a box wherein a pair of the upper corner braces will further serve to swingingly support the lid.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved shipping box.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, this View particularly showing the manner in which the side and end walls of the box body are connected by the corner braces.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view on the line l -4 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a a pair of upper and lower corner braces.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the hinged mounting of the lid.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a rectangular metal box body hav- 7 ing a bottom wall 10, and end walls 11. As

particularly shown. in Figures 3 and 4:, the side and end walls are bent at their vertical margins to form pairs of vertically extend- 6 ing abutting flanges 12 which project obliquely atthe earners of the box body ternally thereof. These flanges extend the full height of the box body.

Connecting the side and end walls of the box body with each other are'lower corner braces 13 and upper corner braces 14, a pair of which is shownfin Figure- 5. These cor.-

ner braces are stamped from suitable sheet metal and considering first the lower corner braces, it will be seen that said braces are each formed with angularly disposed wings 15 which are'reinforced at their margins by longitudinally extending beads 16. At their lower ends; said wings are bent to provide rectangular bottom channels 17 and are further bent longitudinally to provide vertical U-shaped corner channels 18 which extend from the upper sides of the channels 17 to the upper ends of the wings and project obliquely at the angle between the wings. The channels 18 snugly accommodate the pairs of flanges 12 of the side and end walls 11 of the box body while the wings 15 overlie said walls adjacent the corners of the body, and extending transversely through the channels andv through said pairs of flanges are spaced rivets 19 rigidly securing the parts together. Fitting at their ends within the channels 17 of said bracesj as particularly seen in Figure 2, are the side and end bottom rails 20 of a reinforcing frame'lying beneath the bottom wall 10 of the box body, and extending between said end rails is a center rail 20. Also fitting at their ends in said channels are lower reinforcing rails 21 resting upon the project ing margins of the bottom wall in the angles between said margins and the side and end walls. The rails 20 and 21 are fixed in the channels by suitable fastening devices extending through the outer vertical walls of said channels and not only serve to reinforce the side. end and bottom walls of the box body but. as also shown in Figure 2, house the angles between the side and end walls and the bottom wall of the box body for protecting said angles against injury. All of said rails are preferably of wood.

The upper corner braces 14 are quite similar to the lower corner braces and are formed with angularly disposed wings 22 reinforced by beads 23. Near their upper ends, the

wings are provided with offsets 24 from e lower ends of the wings and project olliquely at the angle between the wings. The channels 26 of the upper corner braces, like the channels 18 of the lower corner braces, snugly accommodate the pairs or" flanges 12 oi the side and end walls of the box body, and extending threugh said channels and through said pairs of flanges are vertically spaced rivets 27 rigidly securing the parts together. i

As shown in Fig-me 2 the adjacent ends of theupper and lower corner braces meet medially of tlie'bo'x' body and overlying said eiids or the braces are channel-shaped angle braces E281 Fitting at their ends in said angle braces are intermediate reinforcing rails 29 r veted or etherwis'e secured to said braces. Fitti 'iggflat their ends within the angles of the flanges 25703? the uppercorner braces 14 are upper reinforcing ra s 30 resting on the offsets 24 of said braces and snugly received between said flanges and the side and end wallsor the brim body flush with the upper edges of said walls. The rails 30 are riveted or otherwise secured to said flanges and will protect and reinforce the her: body at its upper end while the rails 29 will protect and reinforce the boii body medially thereof. The rails 29 and 30 are preferably of wood. and formed in the side and end walls of the box body innnediately below said tails are rows of ventilating opeiiings 31 while, as shown in Figure 3. the bottoin wall is also proyided with rows of similar epeiiiing's. 32. Secured to those of the. rails 29 which lie .at the ends of the box body are suitable handles 33. I

Normally closing the box body is alid comprising a frame having side and end rails 3%, and extending between the end rails are longitudinal brace rails 35. These rails {ire preferably of wood, and secured to the frame at its upper side'is a preferably sheet nietal eoier 38. is shown in Figure 2, the lid is adapted to snugly fit within the flanges of the upper corner braces 1 L, resting upon the be body in closed position so that said flanges will, when the lid is closed, thus retain the lid in registering relation to the box body, and fixed to the lower side of the rear side rail oi the frame of the lid, near the ends of said rail are hinge plates 37. As shown in deta l in Figure 6 the plates 37 are provided with upwardly curved rear ends 38, and formed in the adjacent flanges oi the rear upper corner braces 14 are slots 39 freely receiving the curved ends of said plates. bus, the lid is swingii'igly connected with said flanges so that the lid may be readily opened or closed and, as will be observed, said flanges ot the corner braees are widened somewhat to accommodate said slots.

Haring thus described the invention, what I claim is: I

A. her body having abutting flanges projeeted eutwardly from its walls at the corners, top, bottom and intermediate rails at the outer side thereoi, angle braces connecting the intermediate rails, upper and lower corner braces comprising wings and cenneeting channels, the latter snugly embracing the said abutting flan s, the wings of the lower braces being widened and formed with offset channels engaging the bottom rails, and the wings of the upper braces being widened and formed with offset engaging; the top rails and extended abort: the same, a lid resting upon the top rails within the extensions of the flanges oi the upper corner braces, and hinge elements connecting the lid with the flanges ot'thc upper rear corner braces.

In testimony whereof I afiix n'iy signature.

SANDER DEBUS. a 

